Burning the soul
Soul Snack 178/10 ... Hot faith on a chilli diet
Atop Mount Sinai Moses stood before the non-burning flames of heaven. (Exodus 3)
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were fed to the flames. (Daniel 3:13-30)
Ezekiel, having been ushered into the divine courtroom, gazed into the depths of fire and witnessed a man who looked like fire surrounded by brilliant light. (Ezekiel 1)
God even describes Himself as a consuming fire. (Hebrews 12:29)
Heat frequents the pages of scripture and indeed the future of this world.
Faith that is hot, God honors, faith that is not, God judges.
There are portions of scripture that really bring a chilli to my soul. They stir me, burn me and make me perspire --
This verse is chilli to my soul, what's yours?
In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple. (Lk 14:33)